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Breast Cancer and Flowerpotz
All parents have to do what works best for their families, according to Mary Largent Purvis. As a working mother, community leader and volunteer extraordinaire, this mother of two knows that striking the balance is unique to each family dynamic. “I think moms, working in the home and outside the home, have to make the thoughtful, and sometimes difficult, decisions that work for their own families and not make apologies for those decisions,” she said. Mary is currently director of the Academic Success Program at Mississippi College School of Law (MC), where she also teaches criminal law, secured transactions, sales and leasing, and advanced legal analysis. “I absolutely love my work, and I have found teaching to be both incredibly challenging and rewarding,” Mary said.
Stephanie Williams felt a small lump in her breast while she was showering. It was July 29, 2011. She called her ob/gyn and went in immediately for a mammogram and ultrasound and a biopsy. “I was in shock. I had no family history of breast cancer.” The wait to get the results was excruciating. The telephone call from the physician came on August 10 –“It is cancer,” said the doctor. After surgery Stephanie had bulb drains from the mastectomy. She asked her mom to make her “a neck scarf with inside pockets” to support the bulbs. And Flowerpotz was born.
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Mistletoe Marketplace Fashion Be kind, be giving and be merry at Mistletoe Marketplace this year. But remember to be fashionable and glamourous during the entire event too. Members of the Junior League of Jackson’s steering committee model fabulous ensembles to wear for all the festivities during this year’s events. Pick out your favorites and don’t miss a moment of fun.
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Mary Lauren Green/ Clifton Burnell Egger III Jessica Lynn Rawls/ Stephen Paul Kruger Jr. Emily Grace Penn/ Gregory Kern Hoff Jr. Rachel Erin Rakusin/ Sydney Lenville Jones Elizabeth Martha Blevins/ Richard Cole Crenshaw Meagan Laura Kinsley/ Benjamin Scott Adcock
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Hailey Claire Angelle/ Mark Mosby Manning
Engagement Party The engagement of Ashley Mallinson and Tom O’Neil was celebrated June 15 in the home of Ellen and Eason Leake.
Engagement Party A “white night” celebration announcing the engagement of Elizabeth Meadows Bailey and William Rush Mosby was held recently in the home of Kathleen and Bill Geary.
Engagement Party A couples shower was recently held in the Madison home of Liz and Rimmer Covington honoring Hailey Angelle and Mark Manning.
Engagement Party An engagement celebration honoring Paige Bee and Cass Dodgen was recently held in the home of Hannah and Johnny Lang.
Anna Elizabeth Biggs/ Thomas Joel McGraw Leaha Ann Champion/ Robert Milton Gathings III
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Sarah Ashby Foote/ Effrem Norwood Molly Frances Nicholas/ Adam Wesley Savage
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Tennis Advantage Jenny Markow
FoodWise Marlana Walters
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Ole Miss Alumni Association Ole Miss Rebel Club The Central Mississippi Ole Miss Alumni Association Ole Miss Rebel Club celebrated its fall kickoff meeting.
Greenville Connection Party The fifth annual Greenville Connection Party for anyone with Greenville ties.
Chip Walker 50th Birthday Friends and family gathered in the home of Liz and Chip Walker recently to surprise Chip for his 50th birthday celebration.
Mississippi Museum of Art Enchanted Evening Enchanted Evening was held at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Saving Grace The third annual “Saving Grace ... a Benefit for Grace House” was held at St. James Episcopal Church Fowler Hall in Fondren.
UMMC Class Reunions The office of alumni affairs honored the graduates of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. This year the classes of 1963, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 2003 were honored.
St. Andrew’s Sapphires This year marked the 14th anniversary of the 1947 Society of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School.
Mississippi Kidney Foundation The Mississippi Kidney Foundation (MKF) recently used the BankPlus suite to view the Braves game.
The Mississippi Chorus Summer Showcase The Mississippi Chorus hosted the fourth annual Summer Showcase at the downtown train depot.
Storytellers Ball The Greater Jackson Arts Council (GJAC) hosted Studio 54, An Evening of 1970s Disco Classics, the eighth annual Storytellers Ball.
Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation (GBNF) hosted the Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights festival.
Choose Life Mississippi “It’s A Beautiful Life” benefiting Choose Life Mississippi was held at The South.
Battle of the Bartenders The Battle of the Bartenders was held at The South. Fourteen local bartenders mixed original cocktails for a panel of judges.
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Our list of registrants is being continually updated. This list is current as of September 6, 2013. Call today to schedule your appointment to register.
September 2013 Andrea Harrison Dudley Hutchinson Laura Kruger Whitney Warrington Samantha Sinclair Rachael Rutter Betsy Bailey Sarah Beth Miller
Kyle Moore Alexander Bondurant Chad Richardson Lance Wilson Will Mosby Brandon Jones
October 2013 Ashley Mallinson Tom O’Neil Laura Cate May Claire Temples Sarah Ashby Foote Regan Perkins Elizabeth Blevins Gillian Patrick
Cooper Permenter Andrew Burkes Effrem Norwood Robert Holland Cole Crenshaw Reed Robinson
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Leaha Champion Sarah Smitherman Elizabeth Campbell Elinor Jackson Suzanna McCoy Ellen Williams Natalie Weaver Emily Armstrong Lindsay Ford 10/05/13 Traci Rico 10/05/13 Mary Catherine Stone 10/05/13 Emily Penn 10/12/13 Jordan Corbello 10/12/13 Jennifer Nicholson 10/19/13 Carter White 10/26/13
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November 2013 Julia Berman Keith Studdard Rob Gathings Eric Hutto Kennedy Griffin Jack Phillips Farley Salmon Jonathan McDaniel Patton Webb Daniel Flournoy Andrew Busenlener Greg Holloway Jonathan Blossom Kern Hoff Daniel Nichols Drew Young Wilson Hood
December 2013 Lindsey Hansbrough Nash Evans Paige Bee Lindsay Thomas Ann Howard Rivers Uithoven Kelty Jones Madeline May
Cass Dodgen Rob Dowdle Andrew Hinds Daniel Luter Wallace McLaurin Andrew Brewer
January 2014 Elizabeth Holbert Adam Johnson Maeve Wilson Bethany Stanfill Rae Ann Otts Elizabeth Bunten
Landon Beard John Russell Penick Kellon Lawrence JW Newman
February 2014 Tan Graham Will Burroughs Emily Ray Caroline Temple Jennifer Rodgers
Joseph Damiens Griffin Smith Henry Michel
April 2014 Camille Garbo May 2014 Julia Morgan Stone
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ll parents have to do what works best for their families, according to Mary Largent Purvis. As a working mother, community leader and volunteer extraordinaire, this mother of two knows that striking the balance is unique to each family dynamic. “I think moms, working in the home and outside the home, have to make the thoughtful, and sometimes difficult, decisions that work for their own families and not make apologies for those decisions,� she said. BY
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“I believe that this
At the groundbreaking at MCM for the Literacy Garden.
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My community involvement is really about making an investment in the community and making a difference.” Mary is currently director of the Academic Success Program at Mississippi College School of Law (MC), where she also teaches criminal law, secured transactions, sales and leasing, and advanced legal analysis. Her husband, Alex, is a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Jackson. “I absolutely love my work, and I have found teaching to be both incredibly challenging and rewarding,” Mary said. On top of her full-time job at MC, she also serves on the board of directors of the Junior League of Jackson as president-elect. She is a member of the board of directors for the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and is on the planning committee for the annual chamber event Red, White and Jackson. She serves on the board of directors for the Mississippi Children's Museum and the Mississippi Women Lawyers' Association (MWLA) as the chair of the MWLA Day of Leadership. She is the communications chair for the Broadmeadow Neighborhood Association board of directors and is a member of the Mississippi College Faculty Council. On top of all this, she finds time to be heavily involved in Operation Shoestring and the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Parents Association. When asked why she is so involved in the community, Mary said she wants to set an example for her children. “I want them to see the true value of community service,” she said. “I want them to see that I care and to know that they can make a difference. “I believe that this awareness is empowering. My community involvement is really about making an investment in the community and making a difference. Dr. Seuss expresses it beautifully in The Lorax, ‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.’ But most important to this Madison native and Jackson Prep graduate are her two children, Cate, eight years old, and Jack, five years old, who both attend St. Andrew’s. Mary was graduated from Millsaps College in 1998 and the Mississippi College School of Law in 2001. Alex, a native of Jackson and St. Andrew’s graduate, received his degree from Davidson College and was graduated from MC School of Law in 2002. One day at a time is how this busy woman manages her time. Attempting to achieve a balance demands thoughtful evaluation of time, priorities and opportunities, and a 20
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healthy recognition that it won’t always be perfect, according to the Fondren resident. “It also requires understanding and support,” she said. “I'm thankful to have a husband and children who support me in my career and my community work. I think the struggle to achieve balance has a positive effect on all that I do. I value my time with my
Mary with Cate and Jack at Red, White and Jackson
family and I value the time I'm able to work with my students and work in the community. Every moment is an opportunity to make a difference.” Mary was the first female patent attorney in Mississippi, but she says that’s not nearly as exciting or glamorous as the time she was Tiny Tim in the very first production of “A Christmas Carol” at New Stage when she was in third grade. One of her most memorable moments was when she knocked out her front tooth getting off of a plane in New York. “We were there for one night for a Christmas party and it's true that your overhead luggage may shift during flight,” she said. “When we opened the overhead bin, a suitcase fell on me.” Fortunately, the concierge at their hotel was personal friends with the New York Rangers' team dentist, and he fixed Mary’s tooth. They made it to the party with a great story. “I sent the dentist a Mississippi gift basket with a card thanking him for giving me all I wanted for Christmas . . . my two front teeth.” Alex and Mary met when they lived next door to each other. He was literally the boy next door. “We had several mutual friends, but we didn't really know one another,” she said. “He moved back home in 1999 after graduating from college and spending some time working in Seattle, and I was living next door. We started dating, and I think we both knew pretty much immediately this was it for both of us. We were engaged within the year.” Their first date was watching Jubilee Jam in downtown Jackson from the top of a parking garage. Several months later Alex took Mary back up to that same parking lot one evening, and got down on one knee and proposed. Eight months later they were married on the beach in Seaside, Fla., and last March marked their 12th anniversary. Mary said their marriage works because they like each other. “We challenge each other and support one another,” she said. “We have fun and love our life together. Everything else just seems to fall into place.” Mary’s favorite hobbies include reading, running and baking. “I love books,” she said. “I love using new technology in my classroom for presentations and communicating with students, but when I read, I love the feel and smell of a book.” She says one of her favorite family trips was going to Highlands, N.C., last summer for a week. “It was wonderful. It was a lot of time in the car, but we were also able to hike, swim, go horseback riding, gem mining, and we were still able to find some time to read and relax,” she said. However, the Purvises love the beach. They try to sneak away with the kids when they can, although, it isn't nearly as often as they would like. The two have never lived anywhere but Jackson, and have often thought about what it would be like to live someplace else, but never seriously considered it. “Jackson is home. Our families and our lives are here,” she said. Mary says she wants Jackson to be a safe community for children and families, a thriving economy attractive for new and growing businesses, and arts and education opportunities. “I want for people to be proud of Jackson,” she said. “Red White and Jackson is the kind of night that represents all good things for our community, everyone coming together to celebrate and fellowship.” Alex and Mary are both close with their parents. Their parents’ backyards back up to one another, which is fun for the kids. Mary is the daughter of Margie and Rick Largent, and Alex's parents are Gayla and John Purvis. The couple are members of St. James Episcopal Church. Mary’s greatest influence is her parents, “They have always made their marriage and time together a priority. They also both have a really strong work ethic,” she said. Her children are also an influence. “I think having children can alter your paradigm in a way that influences all of your choices, about how you spend your time, and where and how you invest your energy.” “There are so many people with so much passion for this community, and the opportunity to know them and serve with them is inspirational and continues to drive my own passion for community work.” They all influence her.
Mary and Alex on their wedding day in Seaside, Fla.
Mary as Tiny Tim
The Purvis family at May Day at St. Andrew’s
Mary, Cate and Jack in the Highlands, N.C.
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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tephanie Williams felt a small lump in her breast while she was showering. It was July 29, 2011, and she was getting ready to take her two children to shop for school supplies. “At 36 I had never done a breast exam in my life, but by the time I got out of the shower that tiny lump had, in my mind, grown to the size of a football.�
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She called her ob/gyn and went in immediately for a mammogram and ultrasound and a biopsy. “I was in shock. I had no family history of breast cancer.” The wait to get the results was excruciating. The telephone call from the physician came on August 10 –“It is cancer,” said the doctor. Stephanie burst into tears. Additional tests were scheduled for the next day. The doctor warned her, “Don’t look on the Internet,” until after they talked in person. She didn’t. What she did was call her mother to come from Maryville, Tenn., to be with her and help with the children. On return to the ob/gyn, “I noticed the doctor didn’t look me in the eye. That made me really fearful. The physician told me the cancer was stage I, slow-growing, and that the lump had probably been there a long time. My options were a lumpectomy, which included chemotherapy and radiation, or a mastectomy with only chemo. I left the office devastated. I did not tell my two children, Walt, then six, and Stella Mae, then five. After talking with my husband, Craig, that night I decided on a double mastectomy. “My friend Susan is married to a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, David Steckler. I asked him to recommend a surgeon; she chose Dr. Erin Cummins for surgery and Dr. Nicole Cleveland for oncology. After that phone call Susan became my personal patient advocate. Susan was beside me every step of the way.” “We met when our children were in preschool,” explains Susan, “but we became close through this experience.” Stephanie continues, “I had surgery on August 29 at Baptist Hospital. Following surgery I was somewhat nauseous, but not in a lot of pain. The room was nice, the nurses were nice, and with loving visits from friends, I didn’t want to leave. I felt safe and secure there.” She was discharged three days later. She was tested for reoccurrence, and her chance was so low the only follow-up required involved pills and shots – no chemotherapy. As those who have had this surgery know, a mastectomy patient leaves the hospital with drains in each side of her chest, a thin tube ending in a bulb which collects fluid from her body at the mastectomy sites. Depending on the planned type of reconstructive surgery, a mastectomy patient is fitted with two or four drains. After she returned home, Stephanie found these
very cumbersome not only when bathing - “my husband had to hold the drains while I bathed” - but generally in getting around. That’s when the light bulb went on. She asked her mom to make her “a neck scarf with inside pockets” to support the bulbs. Only days after three scarves were completed, Stephanie ventured outside wearing a tank top and a new scarf. “No one could tell I had drains because of the scarf, and frankly, I wasn’t so conscious of them myself when I was wearing the scarf; sort of out-of-sight, out-of-mind. The scarves support the bulbs and hide the tubes. And nobody knows.” Dr. Steckler was impressed when Stephanie first wore her invention to his office. “It was such a fabulous idea,” he says, “so efficient. It worked better than pinning the drains to clothing, which is what many women do. Patients wear the drains an average of 10 to 14 days and some as long as three to four weeks. Stephanie had come up with a great solution.” David said, “Patent that.” Thus Flowerpotz was born. Flowerpotz is the business created by Susan and Stephanie to sell these innovative scarves. It started out as a cottage industry. “Susan and I researched the patent process, shopped for colorful cloth and started sewing. We were determined everything we used would be made in the USA. We two initially did all the shopping, sewing and marketing. We got on the phone to hospitals pushing our product.” They set up a booth at a conference for breast cancer nurse navigators in Las Vegas. Within 24 hours after the Las Vegas gig the women were receiving calls about their product. Susan Steckler says, “We quickly found that nurse navigators are the ones who understand the value of the scarf, that they are the ones who are close to the patients, the ones who can reach foundation funds to provide these scarves to patients before they even know they need them. We are convinced that every mastectomy patient in every hospital should be given one before they are discharged.”
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Today Flowerpotz has an office on Beasley Road. The scarves are currently selling at a rate of 500 per quarter and are carried by Jackson’s Baptist Hospital and Cancer Treatment Center of America in Phoenix. Hospital gift shops in Tennessee and Colorado are Flowerpotz customers. By the end of the year Flowerpotz scarves will be in Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia and Oklahoma. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Hattiesburg’s Forrest General Hospital, and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. have expressed an interest as well. The scarves are also for sale on the Flowerpotz.com Web site. They come in a mesh material for use in the shower and in a denim material for everyday wear. A seamstress has been hired to meet customer demand. All the cutting, processing, packaging and mailing are still handled by Susan and Stephanie. Adrienne Russell served as Stephanie’s nurse navigator during her surgeries at Baptist Hospital, and according to Susan and Stephanie, she has been a wonderful friend and cheerleader in the Flowerpotz venture. Adrienne says, “Flowerpotz scarves make a huge difference for my patients recovering from surgery. They are able to move around with their drains supported in a comfortable, attractive scarf. When I call to follow up on patients after surgery they always explain how grateful they are for the scarves and how they had no idea what a huge impact it would have on them and their recovery. I remember one lady saying her scarf was like a security blanket for her. It was on her through recovery, and she had a hard time not waking up and putting it on once her drains were removed. It provided a sense of comfort to her. My patients also take pride in the fact that a survivor developed the idea. Flowerpotz scarves truly are a gift we are honored to give to our patients so their journey can be more bearable.” Stephanie gleams. “We regularly get letters from patients who tell us the scarf is a lifesaver, a wonderful invention and a blessing.” She adds thoughtfully, “The news that you have breast cancer is awful until you accept it. Today I know God gave me cancer not to kill me but so I would invent this scarf.”
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n 2004 the Jackson Ladies Tennis Association’s (JLTA) board of directors established a college educational scholarship for one entering female freshman at a two-year or four-year community college, college or university. In the spring of each year, a committee comprised of two members of the Jackson Ladies Tennis Association board of directors and two members of the association as a whole will choose a recipient from among the qualified applicants. The scholarship will be awarded annually and will be renewable for four years at an amount of $750 per year, for a total scholarship amount of $3,000. Those applying must live in the tri-county area, perform with distinction during their school years, both academically and in community service, and play varsity tennis for their high school. Any student receiving a full tennis scholarship isn’t eligible for this scholarship. Taylor Patterson is the recipient of the 2013 scholarship. Taylor was graduated from Jackson Prep and is attending the University of Mississippi where she is in the honors college and is on the pre-med track. Taylor started playing tennis at a very early age. She credits Robert Russell for teaching her everything she knows about the game of tennis. He taught her to give 100 percent all the time in tennis. “From all of the tennis knowledge he gave me, I have used giving it 100 percent all the time as a guideline for my entire life. He taught me to never quit, always persevere,” Taylor says. She started playing tournaments at the age of eight years old, losing more than she won. “I Taylor Patterson received the JLTA 2013 Scholarship. Patterson graduated from Jackson lost every tennis tournament I played in, but Prep and is a freshman at Ole Miss. Her parents my perseverance never ceased. When I turned are Cindy and Steve Patterson. nine, I finally started to win matches,” Patterson says. Taylor played on the Jackson Prep tennis team from seventh-grade on. She has taken her love of tennis out to the community by working with the Boys and Girls Club, organizing a tennis tournament for students and faculty, and working during the summer with Russell helping teach younger kids how to play tennis and helping teach during the Prep tennis camp held each summer. Serving as the president of JLTA for 2013/2014 is Laurie McClintock and vice president is Karen de Kock. Other officers are Robin Harkey, Shawn Ward, Jennifer Bracken and Carol Ann Anthony. USTA League championships are well under way with the most recent being the Tri Level Championships and the 40 and 55 mixed doubles championships being played. The tri level was played in Tupelo, well, some of it was. The weekend was a tournament director’s worst nightmare … rain, rain, rain. Only three winners were declared by Sunday, with six more to be finished at other times and locations. Five of those winners have been declared with one still pending. From the Northside, Leah Warren’s 3.5-4.5 team won their division. Oxford was the host for the USTA League mixed doubles championships for the 40s and 55s age groups. Unlike the dreadful weather in Tupelo, the weather was perfect for tennis. The CTA sponsored a players party at The Library. Madakasira Sudhakar’s 7.0 mixed doubles team won their division. Just like the Davis Cup for professional tennis, the Southern Junior Cup represents excellence among top-level, competitive junior players from the USTA Southern
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Section. The Mississippi team consists of some of the top boys and girls in each age division, competing in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Three boys and three girls make up a team. Team Mississippi competes against teams from the other eight states in the southern section during this premier event. Not only is it quite an honor to be selected for this team, it is one of the most fun events in junior tennis because of the team spirit and camaraderie. Before heading to Chattanooga for the Southern Junior Cup, the team coaches sponsored a “Southern Junior Cup Warm Up Clinic” at Ridgeland Tennis Center. The two-day training camp included live ball drills, mental toughness, doubles tactics and match play. On Saturday night, they were all invited to Megan Humphrey’s home for a team barbecue. Coaches for the 1418s this year are Justyn Schelver and Kevin Gillette along with Levi Patton, who will coach the 12s. Here is the 2013 Team Mississippi: 12s - Eric Huey, Mathis Billman, Hank Leathers, Callie Billman, Fatimah Bashir and Madeline Hughes; 14s - Stedman Strickland, Sebastian Rios, Larry Qu, Megan Humphreys, Sylvia The new officers for JLTA are (from left, back) Shawn Ward, Jennifer Bracken and Carol Ann Anthony; (front) Viljoen and Catherine Owen; Robin Harkey, Laurie McClintock, Karen de Kock 16s - Chris Wilkins, Mason Vice, Gray Johnson, Meredith Roberts, Natalie Finch and Abby Vaughn; 18s - Davis Owen, Nathaniel Pickney, Noah Rowell, Katie Lai, Katie Reid and Victoria Roberts. Best of luck to Team Mississippi. Mississippi has a USTA Junior Team Tennis team headed to nationals for the second year in a row. The 14 Advanced team, coached by Lance St. Amant will travel to Lexington, S.C., this month to compete in the USTA National JTT Championships. Best of luck to all of you. Team members from the Northside are Megan Humphreys,
Playing a little doubles during the recent JTT mixer are Samuel Smylie and Vitor Silvas
qbkkfp ^as^kq^db Sylvia Viljoen, Stedman Strickland and Larry Qu. Angie Deleon, local coordinator for USTA Junior Team Tennis (JTT) held a JTT mixer at Bridges Tennis Center recently. “We invited all of the kids that have been playing JTT this year out to a play day between our summer and fall season,” reports Deleon. “The kids really enjoyed playing each other and getting back together. Thanks to the Tri-County CTA for helping and providing pizza for all the
players,” continues Deleon. The fall season is under way, for questions on how to get involved with JTT, contact Angie at angie@cytecsys.com. As the dog days of summer wind down and cooler fall days are ahead, it’s a great time to get out on the courts. As always, for all of your tennis needs, go to www.mstennis.com. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Push Local as well.
The winning 40 and Over USTA League Mixed Doubles team during the state championship was Sudhakar Madakasira’s team. (Back) Michael Ward, Carol Harman Cook, Ray Sears, Brian Tolley; (front) Sudhakar Madakasira, Pamela Tolley, Kathie Hall, Art Leis, William Rinehart. Not pictured: Cheri Williams, Melanie Tetrick, Monty O’Brien, Judy Gunn and Carolyn Whyte.
Tupelo hosted the 2013 Tri-Level State Championship in August. Winning the women’s 3.5-4.5 division was Leah Warren’s team. Gayla Elliott, Audrey Thomas, Cindy Hannon, Leah Warren, Melissa Turnbull, Laura Carman and Rhonda Rhoden. Not pictured: Jessica Langley, Gayla Sanders, Lisa Jeffcoat, Kelly McKee, Joanna Triplett, Nicole Buchanan, Brenda Senn
During the 2013 Tri Level Tournament in Tupelo, these ladies from Jackson stopped for a quick picture. Patty Byars, Aneda Julkenbeck, Jeanie Malouf, Julie Carpenter, Faye Hudson, Patsy Watkins, Linda Thompson. Not pictured: Cheri Williams, Connie Townsend, and Reveland Wheat, captain.
The Mississippi 14 and under advanced JTT team recently won their division during the USTA Southern Junior Team Tennis Sectionals held in Auburn, Ala. They will represent Mississippi and the Southern Section in October in Lexington, S.C. Megan Humphreys, Sylvia Viljoen, Sophie St. Amant, Stedman Strickland, Phillip Roth, Abby Chapman and Larry Qu. Not pictured: Coach Lance St. Amant
Enjoying the player party during the 2013 USTA League Mixed Doubles Championship are: Mai and Chip Piletz, Janelle Thames, James Brown, Bob and Jean Walters, and Cheri Williams
During the recent USTA Junior Team Tennis mixer, these JTT players took a photo break. Seen are (from left, back) Zach Martain, Jamal Holmes Griffen, Will Trotter, Hayden Switzer, Cyan Jones and Hunner Drake; (front) Jerry Jackson october 2013
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rick or treating was one of the most exciting, not to mention rewarding, things that I did as a kid. My sister, our friends and I would dress up, grab our big plastic pumpkin containers and make our way through the neighborhood in search of any house with the front porch light on. We did not discriminate – if someone answered the door, we followed trick or treating procedure. We would smile and say, “Trick or Treat,” which was almost always followed by the homeowner’s question, “Now, who do we have here?” After the hurried costume explanation and candy exchange, we would quickly turn to run to the next house as our mothers shouted from the street, “Say thank you.” It took a couple of years of ringing every doorbell on the street before we realized that some candy isn’t worth stopping for. After all, our mama’s were only willing to wander around the neighborhood with us for a couple hours, so we had to maximize our resources in pursuit of the best candy. Around the age of seven or eight, there were significant modifications to our trick or treating route. Profiling became an important part of treating strategy. We could tell from the exterior of the house if we were going to get a handful of peppermints and butterscotch candy from last Christmas or one of those coveted mini chocolate candy bars. It took biting into a chewy peppermint for me to make a mental note to remove certain stops from the
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TRICK OR TREAT
Marlana Walters, Proprietor The Everyday Gourmet
candy route. We also learned from elder trick or treators which houses had the “good” candy. There was one house that was known as crown jewel for candy seekers. The house was surrounded by a huge iron fence with gates that remained closed to the public, but every year on October 31 a full size Hershey candy bar was given to every child wearing a costume. All year long we would pass the mansion, just waiting for Halloween. You would have thought we were vying for the golden ticket as we raced up the long driveway in our princess costumes to claim our full size candy bar. Giving every child a full size candy bar was a little crazy (crazy generous), but there are other kinds of mysterious happenings on Halloween. I remember people putting needles in Halloween candy, so many parents took their kid’s candy to the hospital to be x-rayed. My parents refrained from exposing our candy to radiation for a couple of reasons, it was too much trouble and secondly, I could tell my parents with great confidence the home associated with each piece of candy. Some may call it a gift to be able to recall such information, if you’ve ever had a chewy peppermint I can assure you, you will not forget the source. Now that I have little trick or treators, I don’t worry nearly as much about my neighbors tampering with candy as I do the ingredients and manufacturing source of popular confections. My sister makes fun of me because I check for the country of origin on almost every food product I purchase. You would be shocked by how much Halloween candy is produced outside the USA. I encourage you to be crazy generous this year by purchasing and passing out candy made domestically. Before the sugar rush begins, my sister and I got the cousins, Maris and Heath Walters, and Chap Wilson together for a pre-Halloween party to get our goblins in the spooky spirit for trick or treating. We let the kids make a few Halloween treats with a healthy twist. I know the kids are going to get candy, but there’s no reason they can’t
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FOODWISE have fun with some unprocessed treats first - I may be a witch, but I’m certainly no monster.
Veggie Skeleton INGREDIENTS Broccoli, Celery, Carrots, Cucumber and Bell Pepper Ranch Dressing This is one activity that encourages kids to play with their food. Cut or slice vegetables and arrange in a skeleton pattern. Use bowl of ranch dressing for head and let the kids play – even I was surprised by how quickly the skeleton was gobbled up.
Ghosts in the Pumpkin Patch This is the easiest Halloween treat and is best when served immediately. INGREDIENTS Bananas, Clementine oranges, Raisins and Celery leaves
end of toothpick to secure ears. Secure bat nose using a raisin and tip of toothpick. Make bat wings using remaining plums cut into wedges, discard pits.
Bones No Halloween party would be complete without a sweet and salty treat. INGREDIENTS 2 cups white chocolate chips or 1 package of vanilla candy coating. Pretzel sticks 1 cup Mini marshmallows DIRECTIONS Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Place the chips or candy coating in a double boiler over medium to low heat and melt, stirring frequently. Once melted, turn off heat. Stick two mini marshmallows onto both ends of the pretzels. Dip each pretzel in the chocolate and lift out with small tongs, letting the excess drip back in the bowl. Lay the bones on the baking sheet and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes to harden the chocolate coating. Store in an airtight container.
DIRECTIONS Cut small bananas in half, peel and stand upright. Add raisin eyes and mouth to banana and boo – you have a ghost. Peel clementine oranges and insert celery leaves – ta da, pumpkins. Arrange ghosts in the pumpkin patch and you’re ready for little goblins to eat them up.
Plum Batty INGREDIENTS Plums, Raisins and Almonds DIRECTIONS Cut wedge section out of center of 1 plum for bat head, reserve wedge section for bat ears. Cut two small slits for eyes and insert small piece of cut almond. Take whole almond and cut into wedges for teeth. Use the wedge for bat ears by cutting in half. Use
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Junior League of Jackson’s
MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE
FASHION BRANDON KENNEDY, Chair; JENNIFER WALKER, Co-Chair Styled by MAISON WEISS
MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE
NOVEMBER 6 – 9, 2013 MISSISSIPPI TRADE MART • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Tickets On Sale Now For more information or to order tickets, please visit
MistletoeMarketplace.com or call 1-888-324-0027 Orders received after October 15th will be held at the door. Tickets are Not Eligible for Refund or Exchange. No strollers or rolling carts will be permitted!
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‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE... PREVIEW GALA
BRANDON KENNEDY Chair Styled by MAISON WEISS
‘Twas e Night Before....Preview Gala | Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
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JENNIFER WALKER Co-Chair Styled by ALBRITON’S JEWELRY
‘Twas e Night Before....Preview Gala | Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
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EAT, SHOP AND BE MERRY, GIRLS NIGHT OUT
DEA BOWLING Placement Chair Styled by TREEHOUSE
Eat, Shop and Be Merry | ursday, November 7, 2013 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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BE GIVING, BE GLAMOROUS
MARY JOHN JOHNSON Sustaining Advisor Styled by ANNELLE PRIMOS
Be Giving, Be Glamorous with Joanna Hayes | Friday, November 8, 2013 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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BE GIVING, BE GLAMOROUS
ROCHELLE HICKS Chair-Elect Styled by BLITHE AND VINE
Be Giving, Be Glamorous with Joanna Hayes | Friday, November 8, 2013 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Eat, Drink, Shop at
MARKETPLACE BRUNCH
JILL DALE Promotions Chair Styled by COATTAILS
Marketplace Brunch | Friday, November 8, 2013 | 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE... PREVIEW GALA
MARY JOHN JOHNSON Sustaining Advisor Styled by NANCY PRICE
‘Twas e Night Before....Preview Gala | Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
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BE MERRY MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE JENNI GRAVEN Food and Beverage Chair Styled by JOANIE’S SALON
Mistletoe Marketplace | November 6 - 9, 2013
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‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE... PREVIEW GALA
EMILY GREER Staging Chair Styled by MAISON WEISS
‘Twas e Night Before....Preview Gala | Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
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A DAY OF SHOPPING
LIBBY MARLEY Sustaining Advisor Styled by COATTAILS
General Shopping Hours | ursday and Friday, November 7 - 8, 2013 | 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Saturday, November 9, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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GRETCHEN GENTRY Special Events Chair Styled by AMY HEAD
Mistletoe Marketplace | November 6 - 9, 2013
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COOKIES & COCOA WITH SANTA SARA WHELAND MORGAN Finance Chair Styled by WILLIAM WALLACE
Cookies & Cocoa With Santa | Saturday, November 9, 2013 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
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EAT, SHOP AND BE MERRY, GIRLS NIGHT OUT
PERRY ANNE THIMMES Corporate Sponsor Chair Styled by BLITHE AND VINE
Eat, Shop and Be Merry | ursday, November 7, 2013 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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MARKETPLACE BRUNCH
MARY KATHERINE SEGREST Decorations Chair Styled by MAISON WEISS
Marketplace Brunch | Friday, November 8, 2013 | 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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BE GIVING, BE GLAMOROUS
AMANDA WELLS Merchant Chair Styled by TREEHOUSE
Be Giving, Be Glamorous with Joanna Hayes | Friday, November 8, 2013 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE … PREVIEW GALA Presented by the Junior League of Jackson Wednesday, November 6, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
SCHEDULE OF GALA EVENTS 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Silent Auction 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Premier Silent Auction with a Live Twist 9:00 p.m. Live Auction Sponsored by Roundtree Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram 10:00 p.m. Drawing for a Rolex Watch Donated by Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Shopping Hours
MISTLETOE MORNING Presented by Trustmark
ROCKIN’ DOWN THE RUNWAY For Tweens and Teens Presented by University of Mississippi Medical Center Friday, November 8, 2013 • 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
THE MUSTACHE BASH Presented by Southern Beverage Co., Inc. Friday, November 8, 2013 • 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
THE RUDOLPH RACE: 5K RUN/WALK & 10K RUN Presented by Central Mississippi Chevy Dealers Saturday, November 9, 2013 • 7:30 a.m.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 • 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
EAT, SHOP AND BE MERRY GIRLS NIGHT OUT Presented by Belk
COOKIES & COCOA WITH CLAUS Presented by Herrin-Gear Toyota-Scion Saturday, November 9, 2013 • 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 • 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
MARKETPLACE BRUNCH Presented by Regions Friday, November 8, 2013 • 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
BE GIVING, BE GLAMOROUS WITH JOANNA HAYES Presented by Baptist Health Systems Fashion Show by CoatTails Friday, November 8, 2013 • 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
SANTA SNAPS! Presented by Nucor Steel Jackson, Inc. Saturday, November 9, 2013 • 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MISTLETOE RAFFLE Sponsored by Patty Peck Honda Drawing Saturday, November 9, 2013 3:00 p.m. Center Court
MISTLETOE RAFFLE
ERGON FOOD PAVILION
Purchase a $25 raffle ticket or 5 tickets for $100 in Center Court for a chance to win a Honda, donated by Patty Peck Honda. Winner must be 21 or older and need not be present to win.
Thursday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tasty selections from Back Yard Burgers, Beagle Bagel, Bear Creek Smokehouse, Logan Farms and Penn’s Restaurant.
MYSTERY MONEY Spend $25 for a box of gift certificates worth $50 to select Mistletoe Merchants. Ten lucky winners will find $100 of certificates. Purchase at the Mystery Money table located in the Trade Mart foyer. Mystery Money gift certificates must be used at the specified merchants’ booth only during Mistletoe Marketplace, November 6-9, 2013.
DECORATION & T-SHIRT SALES
Be Decorative, Be Merry! Take home a piece of Mistletoe’s Merry decorations and t-shirts. Decorations will be available for purchase in Center Court. Short-sleeve and long-sleeve t-shirt styles are available in a variety of sizes in the Trade Mart foyer.
MARKETPLACE GALLERY Browse our Marketplace Gallery to purchase original artwork from local artists. Open during general shopping hours, as well as during all Mistletoe Marketplace special events, including Preview Gala.
ATM Presented by BankPlus Located conveniently in front of the East Trade Mart entrance.
BEVERAGES & SWEETS Sponsored by Brown Bottling Group/Pepsi-Cola Pepsi products are available for $3 throughout the Trade Mart and in the Ergon Food Pavilion. Need a pick-me-up? Take a break from shopping to grab a cup of hot or cold coffee and a cookie available for $2 each in the Trade Mart foyer.
PACKAGE CHECK Presented by BankPlus Located in the Trade Mart East foyer and available during shopping hours for $3 per package.
ACCESSIBILITY SHOPPING Friday, November 8th from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Volunteers are available to provide additional assistance to special needs shoppers. Wheelchairs are available on a first-come first-served basis, each day of the event.
MERRY LITTLE TROLLEY Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Compliments of Fondren Express.
Mistletoe 2013
STEERING COMMITTEE (BACK) SARA WHELAN MORGAN, JENNI GRAVEN, EMILY GREER, JENNIFER WALKER, BRANDON KENNEDY, DEA BOWLING, GRETCHEN GENTRY, ROCHELLE HICKS; (THIRD) MARY KATHERINE SEGREST, LIBBY MARLEY; (SECOND) MARY JOHN JOHNSON, PERRY ANN THIMMES; (FRONT) JILL DALE (NOT PICTURED) AMANDA WELLS
QUESTION & ANSWER
How many community projects do you currently have? The Junior League currently has 33 Community Projects involving over 23 Community Partners. Of the 33 projects, 23 are Active projects and 10 are Provisional projects.
What is an Active or Provisional project? The League has more than 2,300 members; our 155 Provisional members are new members to the League. The first year in the League is designed to train and educate our new members on what the mission of the Junior League of Jackson is and how, through effective action, we strive to achieve our goals. With that in mind, we provide projects that are less labor intensive and can be accomplished within 20 hours. Our 761 Active members, those who have been in the League more than one year, have 50 hour project placements. We are supported by 1,450 Sustaining members, who have completed Active service requirements but who still stay involved in the League as much as they wish.
How many volunteers serve on each community project? The number of volunteers depends on the scope of that project. Projects with a broad scope may have upwards of 30 volunteers while others with a more focused scope may only have 10-15.
What percentage of your membership works in the community? Of our 761 Active members, 76% are in community projects. The other 24% are placed in an in-League placement. These placements include work on our fund development businesses as well as Board service and lots of other positions, all of which support the mission of the Junior League and our volunteers in the community. Everyone has a part to play and every member makes the difference.
What type of projects do you have? The Junior League of Jackson is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. We support appropriate services and opportunities to provide better health, education, welfare, and safety for our metro area’s children and youth. We do this through projects such as Midtown Backpack Program, which provides food to carry children through the weekend, or our newest projects, the P.A.L.S. (Preparing Adolescents for Living Successfully) makeover and camp. League volunteers renovated the living space at a transitional home for formerly homeless teens, and conducted a two-week camp concentrated on training them in various life skills.
How does the League choose its projects? We have a pretty extensive process for choosing our projects. It begins a year in advance with an online proposal. Current community partners and those wishing to partner with us must submit a project proposal each year. Once the proposals have been submitted, they are divided into one of three Project Areas, Arts and Education, Health or Social Services. The proposals are evaluated by the current year’s project chairs, our Community Council, and the Board. Finally, the proposed project package is presented to our membership for approval. This provides a way for the membership to review each proposal and ensure that each project meets our criteria.
What are the criteria for a project? Last year, our membership voted on the key needs in the community in which they would like to see the League focus its efforts. They are early literacy, teenage pregnancy prevention, nutrition, physical activity, and social and emotional wellness. All projects are reviewed to make sure they fit into one of these five categories. Doing this allows us to better articulate and evaluate our effectiveness in our projects and to focus our efforts to make the largest community impact. In addition, the proposals are reviewed to ensure they meet the needs of our membership. With more than 75% of our members working outside the home, we like to offer a variety of options to meet the needs of all members.
How can I find out more about submitting a project proposal? We welcome proposals from any non-profit. For more information, please email communityvp@jljackson.org. We will put you on our distribution list so that you will be kept up-to-date with the latest information and meetings.
What is on the horizon for the Junior League? We have very exciting things for the 2013-2014 League year. First, we have Mistletoe Marketplace, November 6-9, which is always a great way to kick off the holiday season. Last year, we started a Books & Authors series, which will continue on February 27 and 28, 2014, with James Farmer, a renowned Southern author, gardener, floral and interior designer, cook, and garden-to-table lifestyle expert. He will share tips and ideas and read from his books at two events; tickets are available on our website at www.jljackson.org. Also, we are thrilled to support our newest joint Fund Development and Community Project, Touch a Truck! We will be taking over the Fair Grounds on April 26, 2014, with service vehicles, construction equipment and other types of vehicles for little ones and adults alike to learn about, explore and climb all over. It promises to be a fun day for the whole family, but especially for kids ages 2 to 10. As you can see, the Junior League is not content to sit still. We are definitely women in motion!
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WEDDINGS
Mary Lauren Green & Clifton Burnell Egger III SEPTEMBER 2, 2012 BILTMORE FOREST COUNTRY CLUB • ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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ary Lauren Green and Clifton Burnell Egger III were united in marriage on the terrace of the Biltmore Forest Country Club in Asheville, N.C., at 5:30 p.m., September 2, 2012. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Richard Green of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Heber Sherwood Simmons Jr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Franklin Green, all of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Burnell Egger Jr. of Jackson. He is the grandson of Mrs. Earl Rogers Keyes of Ridgeland and the late Clifton Burnell Egger Sr. of Madison, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carey Dickey Sr. of Hernando. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by Dr. Ronald Gene Mumbower and the Rev. Matthew Stephen Oswalt. Organist Kris Bartman and the Asheville String Trio, composed of Ron Clearfield on cello, Inez Redman on violin, and Margery Kowal on viola, presented a program of nuptial music. Stephanie Brooks Boykin was the soloist. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of ivory satin and tulle. The fitted lace-covered bodice and cap sleeves were appliqued with Swarovski crystals, seed pearls, and silver thread. Beaded lace scallops edged the v-shaped neckline. Crystal, pearl, and silverembellished lace appliques adorned the trumpet skirt. The hem of the chapel train was edged in beaded lace scallops. A family heirloom panel of Brussels lace served as the veil. The bride carried a traditional bouquet of several varieties of ivory roses, blushed peach fringe tulips, dahlias, white hydrangeas, and freesia. Tucked into her wedding flowers was an antique handkerchief. The bouquet was hand-tied and wrapped with ivory satin ribbon and fastened with pearl buttons. She wore a vintage lace garter worn by several generations of her family. She also wore an antique coin in her shoe that had belonged to her paternal grandfather and was also worn by her mother at her wedding. Maid of honor was Taylor Marion-Joy Burns. Bridesmaids were Amye Lynn Blubaugh, Laura Anne White Cox, Samantha Kaylynn Egger, Anna Gregory Fiser, Pamela Lauren Jackson, Anna Bailey Lawrence, Charlotte Kirke McNeel, Emily Ray Oswalt, and Claire Green Ridgway. They wore ivory shantung silk knee-length dresses and carried hand-tied bouquets of ivory sweetheart roses, coral circus roses, hydrangeas, blue delphinium, and peach hypericum berries. Greenlee Ray Billman, cousin of the bride, was flower girl. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Brian Todd Dickey, Robert Carey Dickey Jr., Mark Richard Green Jr., Robert Kreitler Lawrence, James T. Odom Jr., William Matthew Pettit, Robert Curtis Pettit, Lee Hubert Thompson III, and Richard Leroy Yelverton III. Cousins of the bride, Richard Lewis Ridgway III, and Jackson Denis Ridgway, were ring bearers. Program attendants were Falon Rae Doutrich and Kimberly Ruth Pettit. Elizabeth May Meadows was the proxy bride at the wedding rehearsal. Kathy Robbins Mumbower and Brienna Harrington Owens were wedding directors. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Biltmore Forest Country Club. Guests enjoyed music provided by Dashboard Blue of Asheville. Out-of-town guests were honored the day before the wedding at a luncheon hosted by the bride’s parents. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at The Lodge at Laurel Ridge in Black Mountain, N.C. The bride and bridesmaids were honored on the morning of the wedding at a breakfast hosted by Mrs. David Norman Miller and Mrs. Richard Harry McNeel. Following a wedding trip to Folly Beach, S.C., the couple is at home in Huntsville, where the bridegroom is completing his degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Alabama-Huntsville and the bride is a government contract investigator.
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WEDDINGS
Jessica Lynn Rawls & Stephen Paul Kruger Jr. APRIL 13, 2013 THE HERMITAGE • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
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essica Lynn Rawls and Stephen Paul Kruger Jr. were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m. April 13 at the Hermitage in Nashville. The Rev. Charles Ashley, uncle of the bride, officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gordin Rawls of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Bennett and Barbara Rawls and the late Gordin Rawls, all of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Paul Kruger of Jackson. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kelley of Franklin, Tenn., and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kruger of Prentiss. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a fitted designer dress of Alençon lace. The scooped neckline featured an off-the-shoulder cap sleeve with a deep v-shaped back. Scalloped lace edges complemented the chapel-length train and a blush, satin sash was tied at the waist. She wore a vintage, cathedral length veil made of Chantilly lace that was worn by her mother 35 years prior. She carried a bouquet of a variety of roses and white ranunculus that was tied with an antique handkerchief belonging to her paternal grandmother. Callie Rawls Duncan, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Megan Marie Hunt was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Lauren Enstrom Cantrell, Anna Christine Clement, Allison Roberts Cruse, Megan Enstrom Hodges, Sallie Marie Hollister, Ashley Halford Petty, Price Walt Rosson and Courtney Alysson Spring. They wore jade green designer gowns of matte silk in a variety of styles. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen included Edward Andrew Kruger, Peter Glenn Kruger and Philip Wade Kruger, all brothers of the groom; and Benjamin Scott Carlton, Curtis Patrick Caskey, Blake Jackson Cruse, Conor Han Gleason, Hubert Franklin Green III and John Murray Spencer. The ceremony took place in a white-washed, one room church in front of their family and closest friends, with the entire service conducted by relatives of the couple. Following the ceremony, the bride’s family hosted a reception on the grounds at the Tulip Grove Mansion. Guests enjoyed gourmet, Southern-style cuisine and danced to the music from The Band Entice. The bride’s three-tier cake was adorned with fresh flowers and the bridegroom’s cake was a sculpture of their German shepherd, Samson. The couple were showered with lavender as they left in a 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted family and friends to a rehearsal dinner at the historic Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville. Following a wedding trip on the islands of Maui and Kauai, Hawaii, the couple is at home in Ridgeland.
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ENGAGEMENTS
Emily Grace Penn & Gregory Kern Hoff Jr. NOVEMBER 16, 2013 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
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r. and Mrs. William Melvin Penn Jr. announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Emily Grace Penn, to Gregory Kern Hoff Jr. both of Washington, D.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Kern Hoff of Brookhaven. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Edwards Suddath Jr. of Madison, and the late Mr. Suddath, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Melvin Penn Sr. Miss Penn is a 2004 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School, and received a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Mississippi in 2008. She is the senior assistant for United States Congressman Gregg Harper of Mississippi. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kenneth Warren and Aldace Lee Hoff, all of Brookhaven, and the late Mr. Hoff. Hoff is a 2002 graduate of Brookhaven High School, and received a master’s of business administration from Mississippi College in 2007. He is a legislative assistant for United States Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi. The couple will exchange vows November 16 at First Presbyterian Church with a reception following at The South. They will make their home in Washington, D.C.
Rachel Erin Rakusin & Sydney Lenville Jones OCTOBER 21, 2013 FOUR SEASONS RESORT LANAI • MANELE BAY, HAWAII
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r. and Mrs. Robert Rakusin of Atlanta announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Erin Rakusin, to Sydney Lenville Jones, son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lenville Jones Jr. of Ridgeland. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Julius Miller of Augusta, Ga., and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Rakusin of Miami. Miss Rakusin is a 2000 graduate of the Walker School in Marietta, Ga., and received a bachelor’s degree in economics and Italian from Vanderbilt University. She is an event planner at the international corporate law firm Holland and Knight in Atlanta. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lenville Jones of Batesville, and the late Henry William Degnan and Jane Degnan of Atlanta. A 1999 graduate of Woodland Hills Baptist Academy, he attended the University of Mississippi where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. A graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago, he is the banquet chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta. The couple will exchange vows October 21 at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay in Hawaii.
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Elizabeth Martha Blevins & Richard Cole Crenshaw OCTOBER 19, 2013 SAINT RICHARD CATHOLIC CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
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r. and Mrs. Phillip Blevins announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Martha Blevins, to Richard Cole Crenshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Richard Crenshaw of Tupelo. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henry McDaniel Jr. of Columbia, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kimble Blevins of Monticello, Ky. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Louis Lindsey of Caldwell, Ark., and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas Crenshaw Sr. of Greenwood. Miss Blevins is a 2005 graduate of Jackson Academy. She was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 2006. She attended Mississippi College and was a member of the Laguna Social Tribe. Miss Blevins was graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in social work. She received her master’s in social work from Jackson State University in 2011. She served as a social worker for North Delta Planning and Development in Clarksdale. She now is a licensed master social worker for Saint Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson and will pursue her clinical license in social work. Crenshaw is a 2003 graduate of Tupelo High School. He was graduated from Mississippi State University in 2007 with a degree in banking and finance. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Crenshaw attended Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He previously was a state bank examiner for the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance. Crenshaw is associated with BancorpSouth as a commercial credit analyst. An October 19 wedding is planned at Saint Richard Catholic Church.
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r. and Mrs. Gregory Allen Kinsley of Madison, announce the engagement of their daughter, Meagan Laura Kinsley to Benjamin Scott Adcock, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kendall Adcock of Madison. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. George Jr. of Madison, and Mrs. Gerald W. Kinsley and the late Mr. Kinsley of Byram. Miss Kinsley is a 2007 graduate of Madison Central High School and a 2011 graduate of Mississippi State University, with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. She is a kindergarten teacher at Madison Station Elementary. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. John S. Adcock and the late Mrs. Adcock of Macon, Mrs. Harold V. Simmonds and the late Mr. Simmonds of Madison. Adcock is a 2007 graduate of Madison Central High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Mississippi College in 2011. He is pursuing his doctoral degree in physical therapy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The couple will exchange vows November 23 at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Madison.
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Hailey Claire Angelle & Mark Mosby Manning OCTOBER 26, 2013 CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST • LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
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r. and Mrs. Tony L. Angelle of Lafayette announce the engagement of their daughter, Hailey Claire Angelle, to Mark Mosby Manning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Manning of Canton. The couple will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at 1:30 p.m. October 26 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in
Lafayette. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Ola Mae Bernard and the late Maxime “Mac” Bernard of Lafayette, and J.L. and Barbara Angelle of Breaux Bridge, La. Miss Angelle is a graduate of St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Lafayette General School of Health Sciences Practical Nursing Program. She is associated with Lafayette Physical Rehabilitation Hospital. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mrs. Herman Weiss Mosby Sr. and the late Mr. Mosby, and Mrs. Robert Kirk Manning and the late Mr. Manning, all of Canton. Manning is a graduate of St. Joseph Catholic High School in Madison, and Spring Hill College in Mobile. He is associated with Gibsons Energy. The couple will live in Lafayette.
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Anna Elizabeth Biggs & Thomas Joel McGraw NOVEMBER 2, 2013 PROVIDENCE HILL FARM • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
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r. and Mrs. George Marx Biggs Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Elizabeth Biggs, to Thomas Joel McGraw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McGraw of Yazoo City. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Margaret Honn Gregory and the late Bobby Jack Gregory of Slidell, Mr. and Mrs. George Marx Biggs, and the late Joyce Blackmon Biggs, all of Hazlehurst. Miss Biggs is a 2008 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. She attended Mississippi State University and was graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2013, where she received a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She is associated with Baptist Hospital. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Vay Gregory McGraw and the late Tom McGraw Jr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joel P. Hill of Grenada. McGraw, a 2005 graduate of Manchester Academy, received a bachelor’s degree in clinical exercise physiology from Mississippi State University in 2009 and a doctor of physical therapy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2012. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and is associated with King’s Daughters Fitness and Rehabilitation Center in Yazoo City. The couple will exchange vows November 2 at Providence Hill Farm.
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Leaha Ann Champion & Robert Milton Gathings III NOVEMBER 2, 2013 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • CALHOUN, GEORGIA
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r. and Mrs. Robert Milton Champion of Calhoun, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Leaha Ann Champion, to Robert Milton Gathings III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milton Gathings Jr. of Jackson. Miss Champion is the granddaughter of Robert Larry Thomason Jr. and the late Mrs. Thomason of Bremen, Ga., and Mrs. Earl Benjamin Champion and the late Mr. Champion of Calhoun, Ga. Gathings is the grandson of Mrs. Laurance James Clark Jr. and the late Dr. Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milton Gathings, all of Ridgeland. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Calhoun High School. She was graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2010 where she received her bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. She was an active member of Phi Mu sorority. She is the community education manager at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital. The prospective bridegroom is a 2006 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. He was graduated magna cum laude from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi in 2010, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Gathings is in his fourth year of medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. The couple will exchange vows November 2 at First Baptist Church in Calhoun.
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Jessica Marie Richardson & Andrew Carlisle Wright OCTOBER 19, 2013 RIDGECREST BAPTIST CHURCH • MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
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r. and Mrs. Don Richardson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Marie Richardson, to Andrew Carlisle Wright of Southaven. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Robert Claude Kilpatrick and the late Mr. Kilpatrick of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen Richardson of Ackerman. She is a 2003 graduate of Madison Central High School. She was graduated cum laude in 2008 from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in clinical exercise physiology. She received her doctorate in physical therapy in 2012 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is a pediatric physical therapist at Simple Strokes Therapy in Southaven. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Jeffery Wright of Southaven, and Jamie Batte Goodwin of Greenville. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Batte of Jackson, and Mrs. Louis Wright and the late Mr. Wright of Vardaman. He was graduated from Washington School in 2005 and received his bachelor’s degree in finance in 2009 from Delta State University. He is in management with Sherwin-Williams in Hernando. The couple will wed at 5 p.m. October 19, at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Madison.
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Sarah Ashby Foote & Effrem Norwood OCTOBER 12, 2013
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r. and Mrs. Ashby Foote III announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Ashby Foote, to Effrem Norwood, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Norwood of Clark Island, Maine. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Capt. Loyal and Sue Blackwood of Springfield, Va., and Happy Foote of Arlington, Va., and the late Col. Ashby Foote Jr. of Clinton. Miss Foote was graduated from Delta State University in 2008 with a degree in fine arts and then moved to Washington, D.C., as a practicing artist. She is a 2010 graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art with a master’s in community art. She works with nonprofit developers for the arts and entertainment districts of Baltimore, and also continues a studio practice. The prospective bridegroom is a serial entrepreneur with past companies including NetApp (NASDAQ NTAP), Riverbed (NASDAQ RVBD) and Cisco/IronPort (NASDAQ CSCO). He is CEO at Comedtech, a healthcare IT infrastructure provider. The couple will exchange vows October 12 at 6 p.m. at the Foote family farm in Clinton. The couple currently live in Baltimore.
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Molly Frances Nicholas & Adam Wesley Savage OCTOBER 5, 2013 PROVIDENCE HILL FARM • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
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r. and Mrs. Terry West Nicholas announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Frances Nicholas, to Adam Wesley Savage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Savage Jr. of Brandon. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dot Buchanan Rollins and the late John F. Rollins of Centreville, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Eugene Nicholas of Sandhill. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Shirley Skipper and the late Frank Glynn Skipper of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Savage of Brandon. Miss Nicholas is a 2009 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. She is completing a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Mississippi College. Savage is a 2008 graduate of East Rankin Academy and has completed a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi College. The couple will exchange vows October 5 at 5 p.m. at Providence Hill Farm in Jackson with David Lancaster officiating.
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Kimberly Jo Parker & Corey Matthew Gill NOVEMBER 9, 2013 GRACE CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN • MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
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r. and Mrs. Douglas Parker announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Jo Parker, to Corey Matthew Gill, son of Steve and Geneva Coker of Aberdeen. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Parker of Morton, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom H. Woodrow of Madison. Miss Parker is a 2002 honors graduate of Madison Central High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University in 2006. She is associated with Staples Advantage as a business to business sales consultant. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Gill of Amory, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gilreath of Aberdeen. Gill is a 2000 graduate of Oak Hill Academy. He attended East Mississippi Community College where he was a member of the EMCC baseball team. He is associated with Apex Insulation in Aberdeen as a project manager. The couple will wed November 9 at Grace Chapel Presbyterian in Madison, with a reception to follow at the home of the bride’s parents.
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Ashley Mallinson and Tom O’Neil engagement party
Tom O’Neil Jr., Pam O’Neil, Tom O’Neil III, Ashley, Barbara, Andrew, Kristen and Jamie Mallinson
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Elizabeth and Keith Raulston, Sara and Bill Ray, Jane and Bill Smith, Lynn and Gaines Sturdivant. Gloria Walker, Joanne and Curtis Wilson, Cynthia and Michael Winkelmann, Jan and John Wofford. Parents of the bride-elect are Barbara and Andrew Mallinson of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom’s parents are Pam and Tom O’Neil of Baltimore. The upcoming October wedding will be in Rosemary Beach, Fla. The couple will make their home in Los Angeles. Shown are scenes from the party.
Leigh and Jim Eley
Phyllis Doby, Andrew Mallinson, Rebecca Collins
Sidney Allen, Ellen Leake, Clare Hanlon, Rebecca Collins, Larry Lefoldt, Mary Anne Lefoldt, Jim Eley, Leigh Eley, Bill Painter, Beverly Painter, Lynn Sturdivant, Gaines Sturdivant, Frances Morrison, Cooper Morrrison; (third row) Eason Leake, Deaver Collins, Jane Jones, Cynthia Winkelmann, Grace Lee, Shinn Lee, Curtis Wilson; (second row) Gloria Walker, David Allen, Cheryl Allen, Deborah Allen, Joanne Wilson, Claire Wilson; (front) Tom O’Neil Jr., Pam O’Neil, Tom O’Neil III, Ashley Mallinson, Barbara Mallinson, Andrew Mallinson, Kristen Mallinson, Jamie Mallinson
Mary Ann and Jay Fontaine, Rebecca and Deaver Collins, Beverly and Bill Painter
Jane and Ken Jones
Elaine Chatham, Ellen Leake, Henry Chatham
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Betsey Bailey and Will Mosby engagement party
Patty, Steve and Betsey Bailey, Will, Lesley and Rush Mosby
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Libby Marley, Gail Savage
Lee Sams, Natalie Abernethy
Kathryn and Lee Sams, Roy Furr, Lisa and Bryan Jameson, Pryor Graeber, Robert Lampton
Scott Noblitt, Will Mosby, Bobo Champion, Becker Sams
Weatherly Rose, Hannah Lang, Ted Llyod, Whitney Rayner
Lesley Mosby, Lee White, Hallie Mosby, Sarah Ellen Southern, Dee White
Patty and Steve Bailey, Brad and Donna Dye
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Hailey Angelle and Mark Manning engagement party
Lyn Harkins, Pat Caskey, Gerri Crews, Linda Trifone, Suzie Cranston, Hailey Angelle, Mark Manning, Vicki Cobb, Jenny Neeld, Carolyn Harris, Mary Grace Yarborough; (front) Frances Addy, Toni Manning, Celia Coffey, Liz Covington, Marty Kenahan, Anne Page Mosby, Suzie Manning, Susan Ganz
engagement party A couples shower was recently held in the Madison home of Liz and Rimmer Covington honoring Hailey Angelle and Mark Manning. Co-hostesses were Frances and Terry Addy, Pat and Charles Caskey, Vicki Cobb, Celia and Ron Coffey, Suzie and Phil Cranston, Gerri and David Crews, Susan and Bob Ganz, Lyn and
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Mark Manning, William Heller
Hailey and Abbey Angelle
Matthew and Mark Manning, Hailey Angelle, Caroline and Travis Sledge, Jimmy Nix
Tommy Harkins, Carolyn and John Harris, Judy and Ron Hutchinson, Marty and Mike Kenahan, Emily and Joe Lutz, Suzie and Bob Manning, Toni and Ed Manning, Anne Page Mosby and Jay B. Haney, Jenny and Jim Neeld, Linda Trifone, Lesa and Steve Waggener, and Mary Grace Yarborough.
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Paige Bee and Cass Dodgen engagement party
Sharon Jernigan, Dawn Thomas, Sissy Stacy, Amy Scott, Karen Turnage, Allen Cunningham, Sylvia Tighe, Debbie Saxon, Evie Hines, Becky Goodman, Bonnie Wiggers, Susan McNamara; (third row) Geri Smith, Karen Newman, Lisa Busby, Sharon Maloney, Mary John Johnson, Kathy Kowalski, Nancy Roberts, Dana Traxler; (second row) Lesly Mosby, Hannah Lang, Carol McKinnon, Becky Blanks, Fern Fillingim, Helen Moffat; (front) Paige Bee, Cass Dodgen
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McKinnon, Susan and David McNamara, Helen and Red Moffat, Lesley and Rush Mosby, Karen Newman, Cynthia and Hugh Parker, Judy and Gary Pickering, Nancy and Al Roberts, Debbie and Mark Saxon, Amy and Steve Scott, Marge and Peyton Self, Geri and Preston Smith, Sissy and Larry Stacy, Sylvia and Bo Tighe, Dawn and Elliott Thomas, Dana and David Traxler, Karen and Ben Turnage, Carole and Kevin Watson, Bonnie and Gray Wiggers. The couple will be married December 14.
Marilyn Newton, Geri Smith, Pam Partridge
Bo and Mary Kathryn Allen
Alon Bee, Toni, Cass and Cathi Dodgen, Paige Bee, Ashley Freeman, Joyce Hatch, Blake Bee, James Hatch
Frank Goodman, Mark Saxon, Doug McKinnon, Frank Fillingim
Sharon Maloney, Mary John Johnson, Evie Hines
Bill and Shirley Mixon, Steve and Peggy Power, Belinda and Bob Willis, Cathi and Tony Dodgen
Doug and Carol McKinnon, Steve Kowalski, Frank and Becky Goodman
Helen Moffat, Fern Filingim
Kevin Batte, Sam Waters, Wesley Mockbee, Cass Dodgen, Ross Quinn, Logan Powers
Libby Nabors, Paige Bee
Doug and Allen Cunningham
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EVENTS OLE MISS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OLE MISS REBEL CLUB The Central Mississippi Ole Miss Alumni Association Ole Miss Rebel Club celebrated its fall kickoff meeting recently at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. The event featured Chuck Rounsaville of the Ole Miss Spirit.
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Matt Rutherford, Erin Halford
Coleman, Amy and Donna Russell
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Matt Bailey, Dewayne Thomas
Barry Kelly, Vince Vavrunek
Dev Gaymes, Bob Lloyd, Preston Dowell
Will Mosby, John Gresham
Gudy Grimes, Steve Page
Christopher Johnston, Thad O’Neill
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Robert Neely, Raymond Nalty
Rick Cleveland, Dayton Miller, Bob Box
Dan and Wanda Quon
Glenda Cox, Margie Bell
Mike Brown, Paul Jefcoat
Chuck and Ron Smith
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EVENTS GREENVILLE CONNECTION PARTY The fifth annual Greenville Connection Party for anyone with Greenville ties was held recently at the Northpointe Barn. Music was presented by Johnny Crocker and the event included a cocktail buffet featuring Doe’s hot tamales.
Lanelle and Ken Banks, Mac and Pat McClellan
Joe and Mary Pryor Sherman
Debbie Dawkins Williams, Patty Horton, Frances Smith, Wren Dukes
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Judy Davis, Ann Marshall, Ellen Steeby
Angela and Jimmy Hathcock, Nadene Tompkins
Fountain Barksdale, Fred Barnes, Tracy and John Provenza, Kenny Sims
Rollan Shaw, Frances Carlton
T.Y. and Bonnie Robertson Gardner
Gerry and Ron Pope
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Dawn Ferguson, Barbara Travis
Lisa Jackson, Leslie Davidson, Joanne Lee, Wendy Thompson
Jerry Hafter, Clint Bagley, Kathy Payne Eubank, Jo Cille Hafter
Gene Johnston, Rusty Turner
Carol and Gwen Orr, Tiffany Delong, Charles Itzig
Jean Burt, Margot Teed, George Burt
Kay Daniel and Tommy Boren, Scottie Schwarz Davis
Frank Jarman, Mary Kirk King
David and Denise Wilson
Debbie and Whit Rayner
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EVENTS CHIP WALKER 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Friends and family gathered in the home of Liz and Chip Walker recently to surprise Chip for his 50th birthday celebration. His wife, Liz, was the organizer of the celebration. Shown are scenes from the party.
Bethany Pyron, Liz Walker, Will Pyron
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Elizabeth and Mae Mae Walker, Hannah Higgenbathan
Trent and Lou Ann Woidtke, Susan and Chip Triplett, Dawn Pope
Mari and Sam Farrington, John and Neeli Graham
Mary Pryor and Joe Sherman
Mike and Carole Axton, Sam Farrington
Jim and Laurie DeFoe
Vicki and Stewart Swayze
Jill and John Noblin
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Anthony and Alli Sherman
Chip, Liz, Mae Mae, Felton and Elizabeth Walker
Cameron and Jenna Diket
Amy Carroll, Liz Walker, Mark Carroll
Debbie and David Webb
Dick and Lauren Gibbs, Bob Coffin
Charles Waterloo, Lee Mitchell, Allison Moyers, Walter Michel
Laurie DeFoe, Clancy Mitchell
Swayze Pentecost, Holly and Meade Mitchell
Noel and Mollie Reed
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Brad and Brooke Bryan
Tony Antoon, Lauren and Jeremy Wallace
Helen Taylor, Tillie Rosen, Ron Taylor
Brandon and Sarah White
Dawn Pope, Sherry Jennings, Carla Glaze
Michelle, Ashley and Jody Varner
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EVENTS MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART ENCHANTED EVENING Enchanted Evening was held recently at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The gala, which benefits the Friends of Children’s Hospital, included a live art auction, food, raffle for $5,000 and music by the Party Jammers of Memphis. This evening was the first of a five-year campaign to raise $2,000,000 for the new Children’s Heart Center at Batson Children’s Hospital.
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Martha Mangum, Coby Parker, Adam Haywood
Michael and Aimee Parnell, Praveen Kumar
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David Crasto, John Pearson
Jeff and Sara Jane McCrary, Sam and Courtney Peters, Carrie Morgan, Nick Henderson
Shana and Kevin Cook
Linda Shelton, Beth Crasto
Lisa and Bryan Jameson
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Camille and Barry Hassell
Libba Vickery, Randy and Greg Winford
Missy, A.G., Kenneth and Charlotte Helton
Melanie Shade, Katy Creath, Jordan Haywood, Jackie Petrus, Donna Windsor, Melanie Morgan, Ruth Thomas
Jim and Page Petersen, Tabitha and Justin Mahfouz
Laura Walters, Leigh-Ann Tabor, Jansci Artz
Jordan and Chase Bryan, Carolyn Ray
Dyanne Ray, Brad and Kelly Gatlin
Martha Mangum, Coby Parker
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EVENTS SAVING GRACE The third annual “Saving Grace ... a Benefit for Grace House” was held recently at St. James Episcopal Church Fowler Hall in Fondren. Saving Grace included food, drink and entertainment by Grammy-winning recording artist Cassandra Wilson, Bill and Temperance serving up Bluegrass and Americana, baritone James Martin whose repertoire ranges from opera and Broadway to jazz and blues, and dancing with the Latin band Latinismo. The event is a fund-raiser for “Grace House ... A Place for Living.”
Sister Simmons, Wyatt Emmerich
Margaret McLarty, Martha Thomas, the Rev. Molly McWade
Collier and Beth Graham, Thad Hopper
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John Beck, Mike Nunnery
Adam Shubert, Alex Melnick, Jeremy Obach, Allison Ariatta, Devin Winsett
Charlene Toney, Elizabeth Arnold
Melissa Crouch, Susan Osborne
Heather Mixon, Dan Doty
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EVENTS UMMC CLASS REUNIONS The office of alumni affairs honored the graduates of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. This year the classes of 1963, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 2003 were honored. The weekend began with a luncheon on Friday, followed by a “Back to the Future in Medicine” program. A reception was held that evening at the Old Capitol Museum, recognizing “golden grads” (Class of 1963). Other events were held over the weekend ending with a cocktail reception and dinner.
Bill Wooten, Lynn Brent
Tim and Jennifer Bryan, Meredith and Christopher Boston
John and Laura Mullins, Cathy Gordon, Sagar Patel
Laura Richards Vick, Emily Kahler Rehberg, John and Madelyn King, Katherine and David Patterson, Bo and Reagan Hrom, Nick Shoemake and Jason Patterson
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Caroll and Lorie McLeod
Keith Brown, Susan Murph, Ali Brown
Virginia Anthony, Lucinda and Michael Curter, Natalie Adkins, Todd Akin, Cynthia Woo
Emily Vigour, Phani Tumu
Madelyn King, Kayla Abraham
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Barbara and JT Davis
William Burrow, Clinton Cavett, Don Hall, Ron Johnson, Todd Burrow
Emily Vigour, Brian King
Mark and Carol Akin, Virginia Anthony
Alvin and Becky Brent, Anne and Miller Ramsey
Charles Marascalco, Louis McCraw
Doug Richardson, Billy Long, John Reed, Bill Snowden, Sandra Rhoden, Don Hall
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Jim and Brannon Gaylean
Albert Breland, Nancy Burrow
Lynn Wilson, Bobbie Adcock
Charles Hubbert, Bobbie Marascalco
Jim and Ginny Day
Christine and Bernie Sy
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EVENTS ST. ANDREW’S SAPPHIRES This year marked the 14th anniversary of the 1947 Society of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. The 1947 Society is a group that was formed to honor generous supporters who contribute at least $1,000 to the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School annual fund. The group’s name recognizes the founding of St. Andrew’s School in 1947. In 2012, St. Andrew’s added another level recognizing those donors who contribute $1,947 or more to the annual fund. This group is called The Sapphires of the 1947 Society.
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Stephanie and Mark Garriga, Holly and Chris Wiggs
Marion and Stephanie Gray, Robert and Melissa Hutchison
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Steve and Janie Maloney
Richard and Julia Brown, Kevin Lewis
Leonore O’Malley, Betsy and Jason Greener, Wesley Goings, Kevin O’Malley
Lyn and David McMillin
George Penick, Honey East
ST. ANDREW’S SAPPHIRES
Kellye Montoy, Wendy Mullins
Melinda Ray, Dolph and Bonnie Woodall
Sandra Hindsman, Joyce Peck, Patty Christie
Elizabeth Bryan, Jan Wofford, Tisha Green, Rebecca Collins, Patrick Taylor, Frances Jean Neely
Nancy and Van Jones, Thandi Wade
Hollidae Robinson, Kimberly and Billy Crowder, Michelle Lewis
Aileen Thomas, Suzanne and Ron Kotfila, Martha Cooke
Ruth Holmes, Gary and Tammye Brown
George Ardelean, Carter Thompson
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EVENTS MISSISSIPPI KIDNEY FOUNDATION The Mississippi Kidney Foundation (MKF) recently used the BankPlus suite to view the Braves game. Social workers and staff from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Fresenius, and DaVita, as well as supporters of the MKF, enjoyed an evening of fun and networking.
Claire Tyler, Anna Adcock, Lee Parrott, Bonnie Coleman
Mike Warren, Lynda Richards
Alice Luckett, Katina Jenkins
Steve Duran, Lee Parrott, Joey Gatewood
Paul Howell, Nancy Clarkson, Anna Adcock, Johnny Maloney
Bonnie Coleman, Johnny Maloney
Teri Johnson, Janett Williams
Claire Tyler, Stephanie Ferguson, Jessica Gray, Lisa Jones, Yasmeen Muhammad
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OXFORD MS
Historic Historic
Double Decker Bus Tours
Tour Dates Friday, Friday, Friday, Friday, Friday, Friday,
October 11 October 18 October 25 November 8 November 15 November 22
FOOTBALL FRIDAYS AT 2 PM (FRIDAYS PRIOR TO OLE MISS HOME FOOTBALL GAMES)
Tours depart from the NEW Visit Oxford Visitors Center located at 415 South Lamar.
Historic driving on the Double Decker bus with local historian, Jack Mayfield. Tours will take you through the Ole Miss campus, historic downtown Square and other historic points of interest in Oxford. Tickets for tours are $5 and tours last 1 hour. For more information, call Visit Oxford at 662.232.2477
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EVENTS THE MISSISSIPPI CHORUS SUMMER SHOWCASE The Mississippi Chorus hosted the fourth annual Summer Showcase recently at the downtown train depot. The fundraiser featured an evening of entertainment with emcee Francine Reynolds, artistic director at New Stage Theatre. Guests enjoyed food, music and a silent auction. Awards were given for most creative, most original and most fun tablescapes.
Barbara and Barry Plunkett
Rita Calhoun, Susan Wellman, Don Sittman
Krista Estes, Maria Garris, Michael Estes
Virginia Lee Cora, Ralph McDaniel, Patrick Smith, Jan Evers, Betty Jacobs
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Sue Ann and Jim Stewart, Bill Smith
Bill and Merina Dillard
Beth and Carroll Sojourner
Bo and Mary Helen Bowen, Tessie and Patrick Smith
Josh Smith, Elizabeth Marsh
Randy Allen, Susan Graham
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Montell Watkins, Robert Shivers
Ellen McLean, Tippy Garner, Susan Goodwin; (front) Laura Magee
Jan Mounger, Frances Morse, Tom Turner, Billly Mounger, Toni and Aubrey Lucas
Tim Coker, Maren and Michael Hrivnak, Royce Boyer
Stephen and Cristal Gaylor
Myah Lane, Ravenna and Stan Wagnon
Joyce and Dan Hart
Rita Calhoun, Sandra Maddox, Nancy Love, Sheila Skipper, John Ford
Lynn and Frank Fillingham
Barry and Nancy Rubel
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Kevin Smathers, Jennie Thomas, Deborah Smathers
Tom Turner, Toni and Aubrey Lucas, Charlotte Turner
Julie Dhossche, Amber Templeton, Shireen Dogar, Kathleen and Jenny Moffitt
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Jim and Donna Lander, Bert Brown
Joyce and Dan Hart, Jeanne Luckett, Mysty Scalia, Phoebe Smith-Porter and Walter Porter, Joe Scalia
EVENTS STORYTELLERS BALL The Greater Jackson Arts Council (GJAC) hosted Studio 54, An Evening of 1970s Disco Classics, the eighth annual Storytellers Ball at the Arts Center of Mississippi. The center was transformed into Studio 54, complete with a lighted dance floor and the spinning talents of DJ Young Venom. Kirk West’s photography was exhibited in the main galleries of the arts center. West was a Rock-n-Roll photographer in Chicago during the Studio 54 years, 1976-1981.
Dana and Keith Purvis
Shannon Valentine, Jon Salem, Janet Scott
Rob and Pam Smith, Tara Pattie, Trey Clark
Daron and Jan Wilson, Len and Elizabeth Stanga, Rusty and Cindy Hampton
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Cara and Lea Gunter
Kirsten and Kirk West
Kimberly Gartrell, Kelly Collins, Lisa Knight
Ray and Susan Riley, Doug Berry, Cindy Clegg, Sheila Harkins, Alice and Lee Hawkins
Scott and Amanda Overby
La’Verne Edney, Monique Davis
STORYTELLERS BALL
Kristopher Hamel, Cara Troiani
Stacy and Blake Hanson, David and Hope Wood, Vickie Greenlee
Maria Brown, Mari Scott
Lisa Lewis, Doug Berry, Cindy Buffington
Kevin Cornell, Tammy Golden, Jason Lott
Darlene Slater, Richard Rayford
Lawrence and Nancy Johnson, Patricia Rucker, Gloria and Ken Johnson
Constance Shelby, Leslie Smith, Keri McGowan, Candace Hare, Ashley Gray
Jeff and Donna Marshall
Ursula Watson, KD Brosia
Jessica and Rob Coleman, Jason and Joanna McNeel october 2013
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EVENTS BRIGHT LIGHTS, BELHAVEN NIGHTS The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation (GBNF) hosted the Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights festival. This end-of-the-summer tradition celebrates Greater Belhaven art, music, children’s activities and food. Named as a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for the month of August by the Southeast Tourism Society, the festival featured five stages of live music including blues, jazz, Celtic, indie rock and acoustical, and a silent auction of signature festival artwork and a raffle of items from area merchants.
Linda, Freddie and Connor Adair
Carter, Laurie, Payton and Drew Hill
Lee and Becky Moore, Mary Catherine and Jonathan Blossom
Briana Roberts, Melanie Carnes, Bridget Bloom, Erin Barnhart, Shannon Zerzan
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Claire Sims, John Russell Penick, Bethany Stanfill
Lauren Turner, Kathryn Rodgers
Tario Moore, Holly Smith, Leslie Byrd
John Howard, Allison Taylor, Alli Bostrom, Celeste Scott, Brad McMahan
Drew Brunson, Sara Gatlin
Whit and April McKinley
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BELHAVEN NIGHTS
Kelly, Blake and Sarah Headley, Katherine and Warren Speed
Michael Collins, Blue and Mark Robinson, Bob Canizaro
Greg Lindsey, Alex Johnson, Lauren Smith, Cole Durant, Andrew Gray
Kate McNeely, Christie O’Bryant, Ruth Brown, Victoria Trusty, Shawn Beer
Chris Fontan, Peyton Smith, Matt Allen, Matt Eichelberger, Amy Fontan, Margaret Zimmerman, the dog is Annie Smith
William Gully, Taylor Golmon, Katie Sims, Thomas and Kristen Lambert
Joanne Lyell, Sarah Broom, Charles Mortimer, George Patton
Samuel Davidson, Dayne Truong, Catie McAllister, Vivan Paris, Rebecca Johnson, Anna and Walker Barrett october 2013
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Emily Nichols, Sarah Altenhoff, Demitri Asanov, Amory Hunt
Holly Hearon, Marissa Whitehouse, Ricky Heart
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Collins Cooke, Anna Kathryn Beleker, Hannah Clay King, Ann Becker
Anne Webster, Jacob Threadgill, Sharon Burns
John, Ingrid, Isabella and Juan Cloy
EVENTS CHOOSE LIFE MISSISSIPPI “It’s A Beautiful Life” benefiting Choose Life Mississippi was held recently at The South. Choose Life provides grants to more than 50 pregnancy resource centers and adoption agencies in Mississippi. The evening featured former Miss Mississippi, Allison KelloggNorth, who shared her perspective on empowering women to choose life. Casey Jones, Janet Thomas, Christi Chandler
Jessica and Craig Brewer
Chaz and Rebecca Roland, Ann and Rob Chambers
Christina Overton, Beverly McMillan, Jennifer Taylor, Margaret Riordan
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Tika and Andre Ferrell
Shane, Cecilia, and Anja Scheib
Margaret Hitt, Martie Bird, Karen Stewart
Jessica Stezer, Anna McMillan, Annelise Ladner, Natalie Burkley, Casey Jones
Kaylei Atchley, Kathie Carter
Byron and Laura Duran
CHOOSE LIFE MISSISSIPPI
Allison Kellogg-North, Will North
Fran Armstrong, Mary Jane Finney
Carol and Greg Frezza, Richie Halversen, Hazel and Jim Graham
Brooks Herring, Amanda Eaton
Mike and Cissy Carter
Natalie Hipp, Tessa Mathews
Brad and Stephanie McMullan, Craig and Jessie Brewer, Brandy and Eric Saffle
Janet and David Derrington
Lana Richardson, Karis Harbarger
Jeff and Kimberly Sumrall
John and Rita McCollum
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EVENTS BATTLE OF THE BARTENDERS The Battle of the Bartenders was recently held at The South. Fourteen local bartenders mixed original cocktails for a panel of judges. Attendees sampled these cocktails and voted for the People’s Choice Award. Will and Linda provided the entertainment. All proceeds from the event benefit the Mississippi Burn Foundation whose mission is to offer financial assistance, support and care for burn victims and their families throughout the state of Mississippi.
Mary Allen Bennett, Deborah Bryant
Billy Ray, Vicky and Bob Bratton
Kim and Paul Ruiter, Jamie Woods, Carrie Dienalt
Thomas and Michele Harris, Margie DeLaney, Kurt Buechler
Aimee Dickerson, Luis Bruno
Carson Case, John Dolan, Robert Dienalt
Mitchell Earrey, John Ingram, Arthur Jones
Melissa Slay, Margaret and Tony Byrd, Lorey Dunaway, Margaret Johnson
Tanya Grace, Olga Richardson
Andrea Madrid, Ty Flannagan
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Linda Mayweather, Sherry Ford
John Anthony, Pam McGee, Lili Torres, Jason Wheat
David Crews, Phillip Ladner, Nathan and Lesley McHardy
Lisha Wilcher, Tony Bahou
Chuck Gowdy, Shelley Roberts
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Shelby Vanderlan, Jaron Stone, Ashley Gouras
Amanda Jasper, Kelly Hamill, Elizabeth Woodall
April Smith, Nic Lott
Jennifer and Chuck Roye
Tammy Angelo, Becky White, Amanda Fontaine, Jamie Woods